ACultivator'sCampusLife

Chapter 26 Complete Purifying the Body for the First Time

After returning home in the evening, Lu Yao told Lu Yiqian that he had promised Wang Ping to move.

Lu Yiqian didn't ask Lu Yao why he changed his mind. Instead, he just asked, "When are you going to move?"

"This weekend. Godfather, is there anything you want to take with you? Shall I pack them up for you?"

"I don't wanna take anything with me. In this house, only your study materials are our possessions!" Lu Yiqian said jokingly.

It was true that nothing in this house should be taken away except some books of Lu Yao and their clothes.

It was just past 9:00 p.m. when Lu Yao finished all the prearranged tasks. After saying goodbye to Lu Yiqian, Lu Yao went out to the nearby grocery store to buy the herbs he would need to refine Spirit Liquids.

Before leaving, he carefully took off his school uniform which had turned whitish from much washing. And then he put on the old cloth gown he used to wear when he did odd jobs.

At approximately 10:30 p.m., Lu Yao walked slowly towards Jingxin Lake, carrying the casserole and some other auxiliary equipment that would be used to decoct the herbs.

In the past, it took Lu Yao about an hour to walk from where he lived to Jingxin Lake. But now it only took him about half an hour to get there since he was better on his feet.

Lu Yao hadn't been to Jingxin Lake for a long time. In the past few years, he had been busy working and studying. So he couldn't afford to waste his time having fun here.

Shuangta City was very hot even in early summer. Although the sky was already studded with twinkling stars, there were still some young couples dating on the embankment and in the woods beside Jingxin Lake.

It would be inappropriate to decoct the herbs by the lake at night. So Lu Yao carefully planned his route, trying to be inconspicuous.

In recent years, Jingxin Lake had been developed by different tourism companies to such an extent that local people would find it unrecognizable. If it weren't for Lin Yuandao, the new secretary of the municipal Party committee, who called a halt to the development, these tourism companies couldn't have stopped destroying Jingxin Lake.

A lot of tourism companies were ordered to implement rectification measures in their programs. As the saying went, "New broom sweeps clean." No one wanted to defy the new secretary of the municipal Party committee.

It took Lu Yao a lot of time to find the Zimu Springs, two springs that were connected with each other.

Fortunately, more than an hour later, Lu Yao found the Zimu Springs, which had almost killed him, in the land developed by a tourist company called Ruibang Scenery.

Ruibang Scenery acquired the land about half a month before Lin Yuandao took office. Work was suspended after some basic facilities were built.

It seemed that this tourism company wanted to develop the Zimu Springs and use them to attract tourists.

The Zimu Springs were surrounded by a concrete platform, which separated the water in the springs from other springs. It did save Lu Yao a lot of trouble.

Lu Yao looked at his watch and found that it was nearly midnight. He carefully looked around and didn't see anyone nearby.

Lu Yao quickly sat on the concrete platform beside the springs and held his breath, trying to communicate with Li Jiang in his mind.

"Master, I've had everything prepared. Can I start refining Spirit Liquids now?" Lu Yao tried to ask.

Before long, Li Jiang's voice appeared in Lu Yao's mind, "It's nearly midnight. And this place is perfect for purifying your body. Now, I'll teach you how to boil Spirit Liquids."

Meanwhile, a strange remedy appeared in Lu Yao's mind.

"The Spirit Liquid we are going to refine this time is called Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid. The reason why it is secondary is that the complete Xuanyuan Liquid requires three precious herbs: Zihou Flower, Spiritual Fruit, and Millennial Herba Cynomorii. But now we have only got a Millennial Herba Cynomorii, which has lost most of its medicinal efficacy. So we can only refine Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid." When the remedy appeared, Li Jiang started to explain, "However, even if you use the Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid to purify your body, it won't be difficult for you to reach a higher level, Ru Wei level."

"Master, I'll do what you say. What should I do next?" Lu Yao asked.

"Just now I saw some red willows nearby. You can pick up some red willow branches after you cut a small section of Millennial Herba Cynomorii and soak it in the casserole," Li Jiang said.

"Red willow?"

"That's right. Although red willow has no strong branches and can't be used to build houses, it is an unyielding and tough plant. And its branches can burn for a long time. It's a perfect choice for you to boil Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid!"

Hearing Li Jiang's explanation, Lu Yao was suddenly enlightened. He realized that he had to change his mindset because cultivation was not as mysterious as he thought. If Li Jiang hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have associated the red willow with refining Spirit Liquids at all.

"Put the section of the Millennial Herba Cynomorii in the casserole. Hold the ignited branches of red willow in your hand with Tuiyun Hand that I taught you before. Now pay attention. I'm gonna tell you how to control the fire!"

Li Jiang said. It was almost midnight when Lu Yao had got everything ready.

Lu Yao put the ignited branches of red willow under the casserole under the guidance of Li Jiang. He kept performing Tuiyun Hand in different directions and carefully controlled the fire so that different parts of the casserole were heated evenly.

As time went by, the water in the casserole gradually evaporated. Millennial Herba Cynomorii tinged the air with its fragrance, which was completely different from that of ordinary Herba Cynomorii.

"Right now! Take out half of the branches of red willow quickly and bring to a slow boil!" Li Jiang suddenly said when three-quarters of the water had been evaporated.

"Puff!"

However, before Lu Yao could react, a cloud of black ash came out of the casserole. The section of the Millennial Herba Cynomorii turned into some sticky stuff. The original fragrance disappeared and the stink was overpowering.

Did he fail?

Lu Yao felt stiff in the arms after performing Tuiyun Hand for a long time. So he couldn't react quickly when Li Jiang gave him the instructions. He couldn't believe that he just failed in his first attempt to boil Sprit Liquids.

"Master, I..." Lu Yao didn't know what to say.

"It's OK. It doesn't matter. It's your first time refining medicine, so it's hard to avoid stress. Practice more, and you will do better," Li Jiang comforted Lu Yao, "I almost blew up the furnace when I produced elixirs for my master for the first time. It's no big deal. You may have another try!"

Li Jiang's words made Lu Yao feel comforted. He immediately prepared to refine Spirit Liquids for the second time.

This time, Lu Yao learned from his mistakes and was more mindful. After performing Tuiyun Hand, he controlled his power perfectly.

Before igniting the branches of red willow, Lu Yao held them tightly and divided them in half with his fingers. When Li Jiang asked him to withdraw half of the branches again, Lu Yao did it quickly with his middle finger.

Although he moved a little more slowly than expected, the Millennial Herba Cynomorii didn't become some sticky stuff this time.

"Extinguish the flames!" Li Jiang urged when almost all the water was evaporated.

Hearing Li Jiang's words, Lu Yao quickly withdrew all the branches of red willow.

The whole casserole was full of the fragrance of herbs. However, Lu Yao couldn't see clearly what he had refined temporarily because the casserole was nearly dry and full of steam.

"Master, did I make it?"

When the steam disappeared, Lu Yao finally saw some light red liquid, which was about the size of a newborn baby's palm, bubbling in the casserole.

"You controlled the fire better this time, but your timing was not perfect. Fortunately, you did refine a little Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid," said Li Jiang.

"I finally made it!"

Lu Yao said to himself.

Lu Yao was relieved to know that he managed to refine the Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid. He slumped on the ground. His body was wet with sweat as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

"Next, dribble the Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid into the spring water and dive into the water. Relax and let the medicinal liquid penetrate every inch of your skin!" Before Lu Yao got his breath back, Li Jiang urged again, "Refining Spirit Liquids just helped to open your pores. It's a perfect time to purify your body!"

Lu Yao immediately picked up the casserole and poured all the Spirit Liquids into the spring.

The spring water turned red because of a few Spirit Liquids. As the Spirit Liquids reacted with water, the spring water began to bubble as if it had been boiling.

Without thinking, Lu Yao took off his clothes and immediately jumped into the spring.

"Hiss!"

Although he had prepared himself well in the mind, Lu Yao could not help exhaling deeply to relieve his pain when he felt a sharp stinging pain in every part of his body.

However, Lu Yao was such a strong-willed person that he lay motionless in the spring even if the pain was terrible.

Li Jiang saw everything clearly and could not help feeling happy for Lu Yao.

Li Jiang knew how it felt to use Secondary Xuanyuan Liquid to purify the body without the protection of spiritual power.

The whole purifying process lasted about an hour. Lu Yao completed purifying his body for the first time when the spring water returned to its original state.

"Well, you can come out!" Li Jiang said.

During the whole purifying process, Lu Yao kept sober-minded. Although he almost gave up several times, he managed to hang on with unbelievable perseverance far beyond his years.

Hearing Li Jiang's words, he slowly stood up and put on his clothes by the spring.

When Lu Yao found that his n***d skin was glowing red, he knew that he had completed purifying his body for the first time.